Davidson College Gets Biggest Gift Ever
Davidson College has received its largest gift ever, $45 million from the Duke Endowment that college officials say will be used to “transform the academic heart of the campus.” The money will pay for...
View ArticleDavidson College Project Seeks History From Under Lake Norman
The top headline in the October 1st, 1959, Mecklenburg Gazette proclaims “Great Economic Progress is Seen.” A few days earlier, Gov. Luther Hodges visited the Catawba River to set off the first...
View ArticleJCSU Graduation Honors Andrew Young, Mayor Foxx
College graduation season continued in the Charlotte area Sunday morning, with commencement ceremonies at Johnson C. Smith University and Davidson College. Ambassador and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew...
View ArticleMecklenburg County Eyes Scenic Route
Mecklenburg County – known for booming growth and ever-expanding freeways – is looking to get on the map for a very different kind of transportation: designation of the county's very first scenic byway.
View ArticleDavidson College Announces On-Campus Pub And Coffeehouse
This fall, draft beer and wine will be served on the campus of Davidson College. Students and administrators say it will provide a safe drinking environment for students, faculty and staff.
View ArticleEarly voting begins in city & town races
Early voting in Mecklenburg County's local elections opened last week and continues through Nov. 2. Voters will cast their ballots in races for Charlotte Mayor and City Council, Charlotte Mecklenburg...
View ArticleDavidson Basketball: 'Underrated' For A Quarter Of A Century
DAVIDSON Bob McKillop will begin his 25th season as basketball coach at Davidson on Friday night when his Wildcats play at Duke.Most of those seasons McKillop, 63, works outside the spotlight, which is...
View ArticleOpen Since 1920 And Often Touted, Davidson College Laundry To Close Next Year
The decision to discontinue the full-service laundry, which has been offered free to students since 1920, came in the face of declining usage by students and a need to reallocate budget funds for new...
View ArticleWith March And Petition, Davidson Students Seek Changes In Sexual Misconduct...
Students, faculty and some area residents marched across the Davidson College campusThursday morning in the latest public facet of a debate over sexual assault and the college’s sexual misconduct...
View ArticleDavidson College Plans 3 Megawatt, $10 Million Solar Farm
Davidson College’s long-rumored solar farm drew another step closer this week, when Cornelius-based solar firm O2 Energies filed an application with state regulators for a $10 million solar panel...
View ArticleAC Milan Trains Secretly At Davidson College
Alumni Stadium at Davidson College has been alive with activity over the past few days, but surrounded by security guards shooing away passersby. That’s because players from Italy’s AC Milan –...
View ArticleNC Dem Chief Voller Won’t Run Again
North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Randy Voller isn’t seeking re-election. The former Pittsboro mayor made the announcement Saturday at the party executive committee meeting in Chatham County....
View ArticleProtesters In Davidson, Durham Call For Justice
More than 125 Davidson College students and some faculty members staged a ‘die-in’ protest Saturday night, lying down in the middle of Main Street during the Christmas in Davidson festival. Our news...
View ArticleKing Remembered With Parade, Interfaith Service, Other Events
Hundreds of marchers, from high school bands to dancers to community leaders, marched through uptown Charlotte in Saturday in the annual Martin Luther King Day Parade. The parade was part of a weekend...
View ArticleSun. Headlines: CIAA Comes To Town
The CIAA college basketball tournament will bring thousands of fans to Charlotte this week for parties, career networking, concerts and basketball. Play begins at Time Warner Cable Arena on Tuesday and...
View ArticleSupreme Court Needs Diversity In Many Areas, Sotomayor Says At Davidson College
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited Davidson College Thursday. Justice Sotomayor answered questions from students and faculty about the court and other justices – and she didn’t shy away...
View ArticleDavidson Wildcats Defy The Numbers, But Rely On Them Too
The Davidson Wildcats take on the Iowa Hawkeyes Friday evening in the men’s college basketball tournament. After the team moved into a tough, new conference, it wasn’t expected to have a very good...
View ArticleStriving For Flexibility, Many College Chemistry Departments Are Changing...
So you want to go to college and major in chemistry? Didn’t think so. The number of students in the major has never been big at small liberal arts schools. Some schools, like Davidson College, are...
View ArticleDavidson College Reaches High School AP Students With Digital Tools
The rise of iPads and laptops in the classroom has people scrambling to figure out the best way to represent knowledge and teach students using this medium. There’s an explosion of online materials...
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